Robert Batista is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department, and is a member of the Appellate and Constitutional Law practice group and the Administrative Law and Regulatory practice group.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Robert served as a law clerk to Judge Steven M. Colloton on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and Judge Trevor N. McFadden on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Robert graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was the Supervising Chair of the Harvard Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
Robert is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Harvard University - 2018 Juris Doctor
- Yale University - 2015 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, District of Columbia, Hon. Trevor N. McFadden, 2019 - 2020
- US Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Hon. Steven M. Colloton, 2018 - 2019
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